Donald Fagen

" I do have a Triton and a Kurzweil K2500, and use them for special effects and when I can get away with only using part of the keyboard, like if I want to mimic a flute or a mallet instrument or an organ. Organs aren't tuneable, and are flat, weird-sounding anyway."

" I do have a Triton and a Kurzweil K2500, and use them for special effects and when I can get away with only using part of the keyboard, like if I want to mimic a flute or a mallet instrument or an organ. Organs aren't tuneable, and are flat, weird-sounding anyway."

Mike over at Retrolinear restored all 3 of Donald Fagens 88 key Fenders, Lucy, Grace and Wilma. Lucy is demosntrated post-refurb in the video I linked but the otehr 2 pianos can be head on youtube as well as on documenting the process on Lucy (apparently Mike's favorite). You can read all about the restoration of Grace in 2011 and Lucy in 2013 in articles on teh Retrolinear website (http://www.retrolinear.com/new-stuff/you-go-back-jack-and-do-it-again.aspx http://www.retrolinear.com/new-stuff/steely-dan-round-2!!!.aspx).

In this video, after explaining why heprefers electric pianos to synthesizers Fagen goes on to outline the story of the demise of an ARP Odyssey he once owned. Given the era he probably would have owned that synth and also his tuning woes I decided to go with a Mark I Odyssey because it was damned unstable -- but he doesn't inf act detail which version he owned.

In rehearsal footage featured on CNN whenSteely Dan were promoting the 2 against nature album you can get a clear view of the MXR phase 90 Fagen uses for his signature sound jst sitting on top of his rhodes as he performs josie.